Josh Whelan

b, Canada

(3rd year) – NOVA SCOTIA (Halifax)
Josh completed a Masters of Music (Opera Performance) at the University of Toronto on a Bombardier Scholarship (SSHRC), as a student of J. Patrick Raftery. He was heard in the title roles of Don Giovanni (Accademia Europea dell’Opera), Le nozze di Figaro (Centre for Opera Studies in Italy), and Aleko (Opera Five). Since 2013, he made his opera debut with Saskatoon Opera in Carmen (Moralès/Le Dancaïre) and Opéra de Montréal in Turandot (Mandarino). His most recent performances include Fiorello (Il barbiere di Siviglia ; OdM), Malatesta (Don Pasquale; JMC), Sam (Trouble in Tahiti; Atelier lyrique), as well as Le Directeur/Le Gendarme (Les Mamelles de Tirésias; IVAI Tel Aviv). His 2015-2016 projects include : Otello (Opéra de Montréal) and L’elisir d’amore (Belcore) with the Lanaudière Sinfonia.